diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
index 3a6a410848..5fd7b0ea90 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ static void frontend_android_get_environment_settings(int *argc,
                   path, "info", sizeof(g_defaults.core_info_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.autoconfig_dir,
                   path, "autoconfig", sizeof(g_defaults.autoconfig_dir));
+            fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir,
+                  path, "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
index 2b99f6c394..e17d8dd348 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ static void frontend_gx_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
          "savefiles", sizeof(g_defaults.sram_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.savestate_dir, g_defaults.port_dir,
          "savefiles", sizeof(g_defaults.savestate_dir));
+   fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir, g_defaults.port_dir,
+         "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
 
 #ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
    if (*argc > 2 && argv[1] != NULL && argv[2] != NULL)
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
index 2e2085d8c7..23eae56aa9 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_ps3.c
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ static void frontend_ps3_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
             "overlays", sizeof(g_defaults.overlay_dir));
       fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.assets_dir,   g_defaults.core_dir,
             "media", sizeof(g_defaults.assets_dir));
+      fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir,   g_defaults.core_dir,
+            "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
    }
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c b/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
index a2cebc40a0..5e713bd757 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static void frontend_psp_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
          "savefiles", sizeof(g_defaults.sram_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.system_dir, g_defaults.core_dir,
          "system", sizeof(g_defaults.system_dir));
+   fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir, g_defaults.core_dir,
+         "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.config_path, g_defaults.port_dir,
          "retroarch.cfg", sizeof(g_defaults.config_path));
 
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_qnx.c b/frontend/platform/platform_qnx.c
index 1f7473437a..735d8ccac2 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_qnx.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_qnx.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static void frontend_qnx_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
          "lib", sizeof(g_defaults.core_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.core_info_dir, "app/native",
          "info", sizeof(g_defaults.core_info_dir));
+   fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.playlist_dir, "app/native",
+         "playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
 }
 
 const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_qnx = {
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
index 2380f19996..23728c33b7 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ static void frontend_xdk_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
          "game:", sizeof(g_defaults.screenshot_dir));
    strlcpy(g_defaults.savestate_dir,
          "game:\\savestates", sizeof(g_defaults.savestate_dir));
+   strlcpy(g_defaults.playlist_dir,
+         "game:\\playlists", sizeof(g_defaults.playlist_dir));
    strlcpy(g_defaults.sram_dir,
          "game:\\savefiles", sizeof(g_defaults.sram_dir));
    strlcpy(g_defaults.system_dir,